Popular Reality Star Dies Suddenly - Here’s The Latest Update

By: Mackenzie Wright | January 6, 2017

A former cast member of the reality TV show 'Survivor' has passed away at the young age of 40. His sudden death on New Year's Eve was unexpected, however details about the cause of death are still a mystery.

Dan Kay was best known for his stint on the grueling Gabon season of Survivor, in which he was the 8th person voted off the island. Jeff Probst, the show's long-time host, tweeted, "I just heard the very sad news about the sudden loss of Dan Kay of Survivor: Gabon. The Survivor family sends our love to Dan's family."

The devoted Christian dad died under unknown circumstances on December 31, 2016 at the age of 40. Girlfriend Jennifer DePietro said to Radar Online, “We’re not releasing how he passed at this time."

A call to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner and Coroner revealed that there is no report of Kay's death in New Hampshire, the state in which he resided. This has led to the conclusion that Kay died while out of state.